Rock stars U2 have waded into the European Union referendum debate by declaring: “Don’t go — we’d miss you.”

Sol Campbell is one of the greatest home-grown talents ever to have been produced by Tottenham. So you can imagine the surprise of the club and their fans last summer when he took advantage of the Bosman transfer ruling and joined arch-rivals Arsenal.

There are no plans to change the European Union flag, Commission officials in Brussels insisted today, despite a bold new design proffered by a Dutch architect.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the winners of the Worthington Cup should not qualify for Europe.

European Commission chief Romano Prodi was today joining The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for a tour of the picturesque Ring of Kerry.